Kobe Bryant To Be Immortalized At Grauman’s Chinese Theater

MIAMI - MARCH 4: Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers stands on the court before the game against the Miami Heat on March 4, 2010 at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. The Heat won in overtime 114-111. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2010 NBAE (Photo by Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Talk show hosts Jimmy Kimmel and George Lopez will be on hand to celebrate this weekend when Kobe Bryant becomes the first athlete to put his hands and feet in concrete outside Hollywood’s famed Grauman’s Chinese Theater.

Organizers told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Kimmel will be the master of ceremonies at Saturday’s ceremony during the NBA’s All-Star weekend in Los Angeles, and Lopez will be the keynote speaker.

Lakers Executive Vice President Jeanie Buss also will speak at the ceremony honoring Bryant, the Lakers’ career scoring leader after 15 years with Los Angeles.

Kimmel films his ABC late-night show across Hollywood Boulevard from the venerable theater. Lopez is a longtime fan who attends most of the Lakers’ home games.

The courtyard outside Grauman’s Chinese Theater contains dozens of concrete panels featuring handprints and footprints from nearly 200 famous actors dating back to the 1920s, from Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks to the young stars of the Harry Potter film series.

Bryant is the first person with no association to the Hollywood film industry to be enshrined at the theater. The five-time NBA champion has won the past two finals MVP awards, and he became the eighth-leading scorer in NBA history last month, passing Hakeem Olajuwon.

Nothing against Kobe, but I am angry about this.This is all kinds of wrong. What does Kobe have to do with Hollywood. For 80 yrs the hand/footprints have been synonymous with acting and film. Its in front of a MOVIE THEATER! Who makes these stupid decisions when it comes to OUR,Angelinos, iconic and historic locations!? Kobe’s prints have NO business there.

I hate sports and this is just 1 more reason 2…..kobe is a type of beef. the meathead and all sports people should have their own walk of fame somewhere in anytown usa but here…Hollywood is about MovieStars…..Get that shiznit outta here pronto!!!

Thanks very true Magic Johnson may have been chosen first. But, don’t give up. I am steal a Laker Fan since High School ! ! Thats for FREE CONGRAULATIONS KOBE BRYANT AND a great and terrific owner Dr Jerry Buss. GO For a another Championship. P.S. What is a Laker any how?

Bad idea! Kobe has no association with Hollywood. This opens up a Pandoras box of questions and requests for people from all walks of life being similarly honored. This needs to remain a strictly Hollywood tradition!! Bad bad idea!!!

Man he just a basketball player and plus he hasn’t even retire yet they should wait till his career is over before he gets this honor. Plus there is no reason for atlhele’s to get this honor unless he did movies as well.

idk something just happened cause I just commented and the screen went blank or this page did and deleted my original comment. Originally I thought The Kobenator or Lord Kobe here we go Silent Assassin—it’s a try of course black Obama is pretty good 2